Another distant cousin of FMA?

[geezer]

I've trained a bit in several systems of Filipino Escrima and am always fascinated by other systems evolving out of a mix of indigenous and Spanish fighting arts from various parts of the former Spanish Empire. Some years back I posted on Garrote Venezolano and invited a practitioner from Caracas to demonstrate for our group. Recently I posted some clips of Argentine Esgrima Criolla in the knife arts section. Here's anther regional art that caught my eye: Esgrima de Machete y Bordon from Colombia.

 

[Bill Mattocks]

Fascinating, thank you!

 

[geezer]

BTW Eskrima = escrima = esgrima = swordplay, fencing with swords, knives or sticks. Bordon (accent over the "o" ) = "baston", stick or staff. Escrima de machete y bordon = fighting with machete and stick.